What would a music video look like if it were directed by the music, purely as an expression of a great song, rather than driven by a filmmaker's concept? Designer Jakob Trollback shares the results of his experiment in the form.

Different instruments can produce a wide variety of different sounds and notes, but why is this? Revealing how scientific principles combine to make music. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. Musical instruments are designed based on the...

This month, illustrator and animator Jenny Jokela shares the story of paraclimber, Anoushé Husain as she talks about the concept of difference, confidence and resilience. Anoushé Husain was born missing her right arm below the elbow, is...

In his directorial debut, Samona Olanipekun explores the concept of home, identity and belonging, taking his starting point from the theme of 'Globalisation'. Meet the filmmakerhttps://bit.ly/2Qe2j1A' target='_blank'...

'The vulgar reveals taste as prejudice' Adam Philips What do you think of when you hear the word 'vulgar'? Hussein Chalayan, Manolo Blahnik and Stephen Jones discuss how the definition of vulgar relates to the concepts of taste. We speak...

As part of our monthly series of poems, written and performed by our Young Poets in response to events each month, Eleanor Penny reflects on the concept of home, exploring the political fractures within her heritage. Read our interview...

How fractions are used in music – and Pythagoras built a whole musical scale based on fractions! Maths - Number A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts...

The story of chemist John Newlands and his theory of the "Law of Octaves" that related chemical elements to notes in the musical scale. Did the scientific community accept his unusual theory and does it hold up to the laws of modern...

Sounds can change as they move from one medium to another. Under the right circumstances the effect is surprising and extreme. Physics - Waves - Learning Points. Sound is a wave that is created by vibrating objects. Every object has a...

When a musical note is played, we hear the note intended - the fundamental - but also other tones called harmonics that are whole number multiples of the fundamental.
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In this video, Nova takes children on an adventure to the early days of movies. They learn about Thomas Edison and his invention of the Kinetoscope, as well as the Lumiere brothers and their Cinematograph. The video also explores the use...

A demonstration of how hi-fi speakers use a clever combination of electronics and magnetism to convert electrical impulses into sound waves, which our brain then interprets as music. Physics - Electricity And Circuits - Learning Points....

Valeska Ting explains the relationship between entropy, temperature and absolute zero. Watch all four laws filmsef='https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZxmZmL3fZHPTeoUO8amBox2' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>films...

Why is there a zeroth law of thermodynamics? What use is such a simple-sounding law? And how can it be used to smash glass? Chemical engineer Valeska Ting explains in the first film from our 2016 advent calendar, all about...

Nowadays, Jane Austen is one of the world's most well known female authors. Just about everybody has heard of her books like Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility. But when her books were published for the first time, her name was...

Novitiate is a tidy little story. It’s fictitious of course, but it fits the oral histories I’ve read about the period. It also delves into the problems of the time, with physical penance, cloisterestration, and other issues. This an...

Mathematician Edward Frenkel () argues that we need to embrace math to survive our brave new world. Edward Frenkel is professor of mathematics at the University of...

Check out Storyblocks here!ef='http://storyblocks.com/tedforbes' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here! This video is sponsored by Storyblocks. We thank them for their support! The concept of an "establishing shot" is borrowed from...

Joyce Havstad, PhD holds the title Philosopher-in-Residence at The Field Museum.* We had the joy of interviewing her about some of the fascinating concepts she researches and explores -- in this case, what is a holotype? And how can...

Economic theorist and author Jeremy Rifkin explains his concept of The Internet of Things. Rifkin's latest book is The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of